The Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency for Investment Professionals
San Francisco • Jan 7, 2021
Learn about cryptocurrency basics, crypto trading, crypto asset regulations, and more in this definitive guide for investment professionals.
The goal of this document is to provide the inquisitive investor with a clear-eyed guide to crypto and blockchain: what they are, what they are not, and where they might go from here. This brief covers topics such as:
How crypto works and why it matters
Understanding bitcoin
How bitcoin transactions work
Why does more than one crypto asset exist?
Bitcoin vs. Ethereum
… and more.
READ WHITE PAPERBitwise Asset Management is a global asset manager specializing in crypto and onchain finance with a nine-year track record and more than $14 billion in client assets. The firm’s suite of over 70 investment products—spanning ETFs, option income strategies, model portfolios, DeFi vaults, tokenized funds, and staking—helps investors access opportunities across the financial frontier. Bitwise serves more than 5,500 private wealth teams, RIAs, family offices, and institutional investors, as well as 21 banks and broker-dealers. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York and London.



